European Banking Authority

You may have come across “RTS” – yet another acronym in the jargon-riddled PSD2 legislation. The European Commission has set out the legislative framework for new Directive and has tasked the European Banking Authority (EBA) to define the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for the implementation for PSD2.

Around the turn of the year, credit-rating agencies Fitch and Moody’s both upgraded their outlooks for Ireland’s banking system. Their favourable views were largely based on the expectation of improving credit fundamentals in 2016 and 2017